Chapter 2415 - 2105: His Majesty Has Passed Away!
The terrifying aura emanating from Emperor Zhou was felt by all the tributors, their faces full of fear.
So powerful!
Emperor Zhou’s strength has likely reached the late-stage Earth Realm and may even break through to the Heavenly Realm.
Pei Shuhua’s expression grew darker; her intuition was indeed correct.
What has Emperor Zhou been tainted with?
How did his power increase so rapidly?
Just as Pei Shuhua was distracted, Chen Min appeared beside her.
Pei Shuhua asked, "Junior Sister, can you tell what has attached itself to Emperor Zhou?"
Chen Min glanced at Emperor Zhou in the Long Life Hall and said solemnly, "There’s evil energy on him, and he may have gone mad from cultivating some wicked technique."
As Chen Min finished speaking, Emperor Zhou suddenly looked up, his gaze fixed directly on Pei Shuhua and Chen Min standing on the rooftop.
The next moment, his body turned into a black lightning bolt, charging out of the Long Life Hall straight towards Pei Shuhua.
Pei Shuhua’s face stiffened; not good, Emperor Zhou wants revenge on her.
Fortunately, by this time, the tributors had recovered; they rose from the ground and once again launched an attack on Emperor Zhou.
This time, the evil energy from Emperor Zhou failed to force them back.
Seeing the royal family tributors had trapped Emperor Zhou, Pei Shuhua finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems the reason Emperor Zhou could repel the tributors earlier was because the evil energy on him was too strong.
However, after the evil energy was released, the power within Emperor Zhou was exhausted; as long as the royal family tributors continued to deplete him, Emperor Zhou probably wouldn’t last long.
The biggest issue now is how to bring Emperor Zhou back to his senses.
It’s impossible to kill Emperor Zhou, right?
If Emperor Zhou dies, Dazhou will inevitably fall into chaos.
She is most worried that Dazhou’s qi fortune will dissipate with Emperor Zhou’s death.
Chen Min said at this moment, "Where did Emperor Zhou get such evil technique? There shouldn’t be any such technique that can instantly boost one’s power to this level in the Border Wilderness."
At this time, Pei Shuhua thought of a faction and then said, "It might be related to the Yellow Springs Sect."
After the Pei Family interrogated the remnants of the Yellow Springs Sect, they learned that the sect also came from Central State and that Emperor Zhou had dealings with them. It’s not difficult to deduce that Emperor Zhou’s technique originated from the Yellow Springs Sect.
The battle on the field was becoming increasingly intense, and the evil energy wrapped around Emperor Zhou began to penetrate those tributors’ bodies.
Under the erosion of the evil energy, the tributors’ strength visibly declined, and their mental states were affected.
One tributor suddenly had bloodshot eyes and attacked another tributor next to him.
Seeing this, Pei Shuhua immediately turned to Chen Min and said, "Junior Sister, have our people intervene, this evil energy is abnormal."
If the evil energy were allowed to corrupt other tributors, dealing with Emperor Zhou would become difficult.
Chen Min also realized this and immediately took out a whistle, blowing it.
Soon, several Earth Realm strong persons’ auras appeared outside the Long Life Hall.
Chen Min loudly advised, "Use the Thunder Killing Array, don’t hold back."
Upon hearing Chen Min’s reminder, the Earth Realm strong persons from Qionghua Holy Land immediately threw the array flags.
The next moment, those array flags scattered around Emperor Zhou, then emitted a blue light.
The Earth Realm strong persons from Qionghua Holy Land began to channel spiritual evil into the array flags; the spiritual evil inside the flags quickly connected, forming an array pattern on the ground, with Emperor Zhou at the center of the pattern.
As the pattern formed, arcs of electricity emerged from the pattern and wandered onto Emperor Zhou’s body.
The next moment, Emperor Zhou let out a chilling scream, and the black energy on him began to dissipate continuously.
Lightning restrains evil energy; the Thunder Killing Array is precisely able to purify the evil energy on Emperor Zhou.
Seeing the evil energy on Emperor Zhou rapidly dissipate, Pei Shuhua finally felt relieved; as long as Emperor Zhou is fine, everything will be okay.
Just as they thought the evil energy on Emperor Zhou would disperse, a twisted black shadow suddenly appeared behind Emperor Zhou.
The black shadow looked at Pei Shuhua and laughed coldly, "Dispersing me won’t be that easy."
The next moment, the black energy on Emperor Zhou abruptly surged. Immediately, a miasma of evil energy filled the air above the Imperial City, desperately flowing into Emperor Zhou’s body, while his oppressive aura steadily increased.
When the evil energy within Emperor Zhou’s body accumulated to a certain amount, his power skyrocketed again.
He raised his claw and struck the Thunder Killing Array on the ground with a bang, shattering the formation.
The people from Qionghua Holy Land who were operating the formation were sent flying backward.
Pei Shuhua and Chen Min’s faces changed dramatically.
They didn’t expect Emperor Zhou could still absorb the city’s evil energy; this could be trouble. As long as there’s a person with evil thoughts, doesn’t it mean Emperor Zhou’s power can keep rising, potentially breaking through to the Heavenly Realm?
Just as Pei Shuhua thought today’s fate seemed unavoidable, Emperor Zhou’s body suddenly exhibited countless fine cracks, and the black shadow behind him became increasingly distorted.
Emperor Zhou’s body seemed unable to bear so much evil energy, and the black shadow cursed angrily, "A real waste!"
Before Emperor Zhou could continue attacking, his body suddenly exploded, turning into a rain of blood in the sky.
Seeing this scene, everyone present was stunned.
They thought they were going to die here today, yet it ended in such a result.
Pei Shuhua remained dumbfounded on the rooftop, watching the dissipating evil energy without any joy at surviving a disaster.
Now Emperor Zhou is dead; does that mean Dazhou’s qi fortune will sharply decline, possibly even completely disappear?
No, it’s necessary to quickly choose another Emperor Zhou to inherit Dazhou’s qi fortune.
After returning to her senses, Pei Shuhua didn’t hesitate; she immediately gathered the ministers, informed them of Emperor Zhou’s death, and selected Prince Lu Yi as the next emperor.
The news of Emperor Zhou’s death quickly spread throughout Dazhou.
Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
In the courtyard, Ji Yunmeng was holding her child and playing with him.
At this time, a maid from Taiyuan Princess Mansion hurriedly entered the courtyard and approached Ji Yunmeng saying, "Princess, something terrible has happened."
Seeing the maid so panicked, Ji Yunmeng placed the child into a nearby cradle and then asked, "What happened?"
The maid quickly said, "Your Majesty has passed away."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yunmeng was stunned.
She felt no sorrow, only that this news came unexpectedly.
Her father was healthy and in his prime, so how could he suddenly pass away?
Is it possible that the Empress Dowager, that poisonous woman, killed her father?
Thinking of this, Ji Yunmeng immediately said to the maid beside her, "Go find the Princely Heir, tell him I have something to discuss."
"Yes, Princess."
Once the words were spoken, the maid beside her immediately went to find Lu Chen.
Not long after, Lu Chen appeared at the entrance of the courtyard.
As Lu Chen approached Ji Yunmeng, he proactively said, "I see you also know what happened in the capital city."
Ji Yunmeng said, "Now that such a huge upheaval has occurred in Dazhou, what do you plan to do?"